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Hello,
Just looking for a bit of advice. I’ve been asked to make a choc cigarillo wedding cake for a friend’s wedding with each layer being different type of choc – dark, ,milk, white. I’m just a hobby baker but have made quite a few cakes with ganache so mostly happy with that bit. , although a bit scared about the white choc ganache!
I had planned on doing a 12, 10 and 8 inch cake but on further investigation I’m not sure that will give me enough room to tuck some fruit, prob rasps /blueberrys/blackberries etc around the layer circumference. Anyone got experience of this type of cake?
Thanks in advance 🙂
Lorna

Hi lorna

You should have enough room. If you have the cigarillos slightly taller than each tier there will be a cavity which will support draping fruits. The bottom tier will have the covered board showing but you can arrange the fruit on that. Have a look at http://www.cakeflix.com/online-cake-decorating-courses/white-chocolate-shard
The cigarillos don’t have to go up as tall as the shards in the tutorial, just enough to make a gap. If you’ve got some dummy cakes place some dowels against them just to see what I mean. I hope you get what I’m saying. Oh and will you be covering with fondant or only ganaching? It’s easier to stick cigs on ganache.

Thanks miwl, I’m just using ganache. I don’t have cake dummies but I’ll just use my cake tins and see what sort of gap I have. Good idea thanks 🙂
Lorna xx